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Similar to HotSpotVPN, PrivateWiFi is hoping to attract customers who utilize coffee bar or restaurant WiFi that want a little more privacy. As WiFi becomes more ubiquitous, not encrypting traffic is an increasing privacy concern and VPN is one solution.

An interesting difference between a traditional VPN like HotSpot and PrivateWiFi is PrivateWiFi's proprietary client. HotSpot and its competitors use standard IPSec / PPTP clients to connect to their VPNs, or use something like OpenVPN which is open source and free. We'll be taking a deeper look into PrivateWiFi's infrastructure in an upcoming review.

PrivateWiFi is available on a subscription basis, either monthly or yearly. Monthly will run you $9.95/mo whereas yearly goes for $84.95/mo. This is a standard "Buy 12 months for the price of 10" deal. A three day trial is also available. Further information is available on PrivateWiFi's website.